The venue was the Brooklyn Ice House, a small bar in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn. After taking some shots of her around the bar, Mr. Montgomery spotted a tiny bathroom in the back with a bright green door that would make a great backdrop and suggested they try squeezing in there for some shots.

Before heading into the bathroom, Ms. Palmer announced she was making a wardrobe change. As she told reporter Steve Dollar during the interview, “if there’s one thing people are constantly telling me to do, culturally or subtly or otherwise, it’s to wear clothes,” laughing about her propensity for those not-safe-for-work moments. True to her comment, she swapped out her suit blazer and stockings for a brassiere and kimono. “Okay, I’m ready,” she said to Mr. Montgomery.

Using the toilet to balance himself, Mr. Montgomery maneuvered in the tight space to get some dramatic portraits of Ms. Palmer. Below is one of those portraits (and a few more from the shoot).

All photographs by Philip Montgomery for The Wall Street Journal.

Amanda Palmer poses for a portrait at the Brooklyn Ice House in Red Hook, Brooklyn, last month.